Cleat for barrels



J. P. NICOLLE.

CLEAT FOR BARRELS.

APPLICATION FILED Aueiso, 1919.

1,338,522. Patented Apr. 27,1920.

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. lily/72y JOHN P. NICOLLE, OF MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA.

'CLE'AT non BARRELS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patente lApr, 27, 1920,

Application filed August 30, 1919. Serial No. 320,902.

To all whom, it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN P. NICOLLE, asubject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Montreal, Province ofQuebec, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCleats for Barrels; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to cleats for barrels and the principal object isto relieve the barrel head from pressure that would tend to bulge orswell the same.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a binder adapted forholding the barrel staves in engagement with the head of the-barrel andat the same time reinforcing the barrel head.

A further object is to provide a cleat which is adaptable for use onbarrels of various sizes.

With the above and other objects in view which will hereinafter appearas the de scription continues, the invention consists of the novelfeatures of construction, combination and formation of parts as will behereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in theappended claims.

In the accompanying drawings has been shown a simple and preferred formof the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitation isnecessarily made to the precise structural details herein exhibited, butthe right is hereby reserved to any changes, alterations ormodifications to which recourse may be had that come within the scope ofthe claims Without departing from the spirit of the invention orsacrificing the efficiency of the same.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating a barrelwith the invention applied;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of a cleat showing the same applied to abarrel, the latter being illustrated in top plan;

' Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan view of the;

cleat before its application to a barrel; and, Fig. l is a verticalsection parts being broken away illustrating the invention applied to abarrel.

In the drawings in which like numerals of reference indicate like partsin all the figures, 1 d s gnates the barrel which is provided with theusual head groove 2 in which the head 3 is fitted, the latter beingusually held in place by nailing.

To provide for the quick attachment of the heads in place in the barrel,in a firm and convenient manner, so that the head .may not be removed orbecome loosened in transit, I provide a device which constitutes myinvention which consists of an oblong metallic strap 4. having itsopposite end portions slit centrally at 5 to form the tongues 6. By thisstamping operation a broad flat central surface 7 is provided andlikewise.

the end portion tongues 6 are provided with angularly disposed scorings8 and 9.

The cleat is first attached to the head 3 by nails 10 passing throughopenings 11 in the flat central part 7 and then each tongue 6 is foldedoutwardly upon the scoring 8 and in this position being thus disposed atan angle to each other and the part 7.

The tongues 6 are sufficiently flexible to permit manipulation bylowering whereby the ends maybe made adaptable for use on barrels ofvarious configurations and sizes.

Each tongue member 6 has its ends provided with hook like portions 12that snugly fit over the ends 13 of the staves and the hoop 14, andproject downwardly as at 15 to lie beneath the hoop 13, which is drivendown over the head 3.

The extreme end portions of the tongues 6 at the base of the hooks 12are provided with openings 16 and 17 through which pass nails 18 forsecuring the tongue ends to the staves.

' Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. As a new article ofmanufacture, a head securing device, comprising a rectangular metallicstrap member having its end portions slit to provide tongues, saidtongues formed with a series of angularly disposed scorings, each ofsaid tongues at the end portions of said member, adapted to be bentoutwardly on one of said scormgs and the metal between the other of saidscorings, adapted to form hooks for engaging the upper end of the barrelstaves and the hoop.

2. In combination with a barrel having a head and a hoop encircling thebarrel adjacent to the head, of a head retaining device consisting of ametallic strap member having aflat central portiQIl secured to, the

outer face of the head said strap member having its opposite endportions slit to form tongues, said tonguesadapted to be folded ends ofsaid tongues adapted to be bent over the upper edges of the sta'ves'andhoop and downwardly for attachment to the barrel below said hoop. 10

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

JOHN P. NICOLLE;

